Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Transport – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 12 January 2017.
Charlie Elphicke
Conservative, Dover
12:00,
12 January 2017
I support the Transport Secretary on that. My constituents in Kent are deeply concerned that, for too long, London has acted as a selfish city seeking to benefit itself at the expense of the people of Kent and the other home counties. It is not right for London to act like a “Hunger Games”-style capital seeking to subjugate the districts. We need fair rail services for Kent, Essex and the other home counties, and I urge the Secretary of State to carry on and to uphold his decision.
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